The Institute for Community Based Research Education and Evaluation (ICBREE) is an initiative of the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living, whose overall objective is to make available to communities the vast knowledge generated by universities and by community members, in order to increase the quality of life for persons with disabilities, our families, and the communities in which we live.
Current Projects of the ICBREE include:
The Program for Investment in Micro Entrepreneurs (PRIME) Research: Year 3
With our grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration our PRIME project for year three will focus on discovering, testing and evaluating sector-specific best practices that will help socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in the United States gain access to new markets that will result in new customers. Specifically, we will focus on the following sectors:
- Arts & crafts micro enterprises
- Home-based child care businesses
- Construction/lawn care businesses
- Specialty food production operations
- Jewelry/gifts micro enterprises
via annarborcil.org